Who was the captain of the Indian team that won the Hockey World Cup in 1975?
- A.Ajit Pal Singh
- B.Ashok Kumar
- C.Vasudevan Bhaskaran
- D.Kishan Lal
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The correct answer is A, Ajit Pal Singh, the centre half who captained India to the World Cup title at Kuala Lumpur in 1975. He had also played in the World Cups of 1971 and 1973 and was later given the Padma Shri for his services to the game.
Option B, Ashok Kumar, played in that final and scored the winning goal against Pakistan, but he was not the captain; he is remembered as the son of Dhyan Chand. Option C, Vasudevan Bhaskaran, captained the team that won the Olympic gold at Moscow in 1980, five years later. Option D, Kishan Lal, led India to the Olympic gold at London in 1948, the first won after independence, twenty seven years before this World Cup. A question of this kind usually mixes the captains of different titles, so the safe way is to learn the pairs together: 1948 London with Kishan Lal, 1975 World Cup with Ajit Pal Singh and 1980 Moscow with Vasudevan Bhaskaran.
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